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Aibou season25 begins its run on TV Asahi with a two-hour special, "PM Crisis: The Prime Minister's Secret and the Trap of the Secret Pact," airing at 9 PM on the 21st. A former student of Kaoru Kameyama from Salwine asks to meet, while a prime ministerial aide is stabbed to death in Tokyo. Ukyo Sugishita questions incumbent Prime Minister Hikoma Mizoguchi as a possible motive from four years earlier surfaces.
Bandai Namco Entertainment held a hands-on preview event for "Ondeh Ondeh Kaya's Tasty Tale," a rhythm and puzzle action adventure planned for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam. Malaysian studio Metronomik, known for "No Straight Roads," is developing the game. Players control Kaya, a girl in the world of Selera who aims to become a World Builder like her parents, Baba and Mama. The game's core system is the "Octet," a constant 8-beat rhythm at roughly BPM 60 that drives combat, gimmicks, and even everyday actions such as brewing coffee. Kaya wields a magic spoon and collects Ondeh, which grant abilities such as the Salty Ondeh's beat-timed object lift. The Japanese version features Akio Otsuka as Baba, Kikuko Inoue as Mama, and Aoi Yuki as Kaya. Chapter 1, set in Salti Village, includes sheep gathering and a boss fight against Mother Wolf.
Square Enix released "Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon: A Little Nice Remaster" on September 10, 2026, a remastered version of the 1993 Super Famicom title. The original cast the Dragon Quest IV merchant Torneko as its protagonist and used the catchphrase "an RPG you can play 1,000 times," built on dungeons whose shape differs each play and odds that make clearing them consistently hard.
Furai no Shiren 6 peaked at 1,552 concurrent Steam players on September 21, an all-time high for the game and above the 1,492 recorded shortly after release. A 50% off sale through September 18 and the September 9 surprise launch of Torneko's Great Adventure Remaster appear to have driven the increase. The remaster shipped for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, iOS, and Android.
Overwatch took first place in the 182nd edition of ASCII.jp's weekly Steam sales ranking after Blizzard Entertainment began a new season, with WARDOGS second and Apex Legends third. Among new entries, the Touhou bullet-hell shooter Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic placed sixth and Square Enix's Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon remaster placed eighth, two weeks after the remaster was announced at a Nintendo Direct.
Square Enix released Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon - A Little Nice Remaster on September 10, 2026. As of 12:40 PM that day, Steam reviews are Mixed, with players pointing to poor controls and pacing. The remaster adds 16:9 support, HD-2D-style visuals, balance adjustments, and an at-your-feet item function. It is available on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, iOS, and Android.
TV Asahi will air Aibou season 25 for two consecutive seasons starting in October, starring Yutaka Mizutani and Yasufumi Terawaki. The series, which began in 2000, sees the Sugishita Ukyo and Kameyama Kaoru duo enter their 12th year together, setting a new record as the longest-running current drama series in Japan.
Amazon is running a Kindle promotion on the complete manga series Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken, offering 50 percent of the purchase price back as points. Buying all 22 volumes earns 7,480 points in rebate. The campaign is live as of August 28, 2026, according to Denfaminicogamer. The manga, written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada, is based on the world of Yuji Horii's Dragon Quest RPG series. It follows Dai, a boy who admires the hero Avan, as he and companions like the mage Pop and the priest-warrior Maam fight the revived Demon King Army. The series is known for its signature techniques, including Avan Strash and the ultimate spell Medroa, some of which have appeared in the games. Enemy characters, such as the Beast King Crocodine and the Undead Rider Corps Captain Hunkel, also have their own beliefs and aesthetics. The work was recently re-animated and adapted into a new action RPG. A prequel, Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken - Hero Avan and the Lord of Hellfire, is currently being serialized and features many characters who later appear in the main story.
KLab reported second-quarter net sales of 3.263 billion yen, up 91.3% quarter-on-quarter, and operating income of 493 million yen, reversing a first-quarter operating loss of 453 million yen. The launch of Dragon Quest Smash Grow, developed by KLab and published by Square Enix, drove the recovery. The first half still posted a net loss of 125 million yen.
The developer of 'Kimi ka, Saikou no Aibou!' explains the game's concept of a grumpy king who hinders players through physics, and how the character design of 'PEAK' inspired giving the protagonists expressive faces. The co-op physics-based transport adventure released on PC June 10 for 800 yen.
Hisho Publishing has released a free browser game, 'Mezase! Okane Master: En to Furan no Daibouken,' designed to teach children and parents about money management. The game features over 130 money quizzes and more than 20 mini-games focused on earning, spending, saving, and growing money. It is based on a picture book series and aims to make financial education fun.